[march 6, 1794] Extract Of the Instructions to M^r Burbeck, as Superintendent acting as temporary Eng^r [strikethrough: in the] Service [strikethrough: of] the [undecipherable] of the United States. In pursuance of the direction of the President of the United States you are hereby appointed an Engineer for the purpose of Fortifying the posts and harbours hereafter [strikethrough: specified and in] mentioned in the State of Connecticut viz. New London in the State of Connecticut— also [undecipherable]— you are therefore immediately to repair to the posts [strikethrough: of] [undecipherable] in said State, respectively and on your arrival [undecipherable: if the] Governors should be near any of the first posts you intend to visit, open these and exhibit these instructions but if [undecipherable: they] should be at any considerable distance, [undecipherable] your [undecipherable] immediately to Notify them of your appointment [strikethrough: and send] them a copy of these instructions and inform [strikethrough: ation] them that you have repaired to the [strikethrough: posts] [undecipherable] aforesaid in order to make the necessary [strikethrough: surveys and] [undecipherable] [strikethrough: instructions and directions] [undecipherable] orders which you will forward to their respective [undecipherable] and take their orders thereon. as soon as you shall receive their approbation of your plans you are to contract the works, and to execute them with all possible vigour and dispatch. The following is an extract of the estimates on which the appropriation for the fortifications have been founded. the proportional expence therefor herein stated for the ports aforesaid must not be exceeded. viz. New London Dollars. twelve heavy cannon the formation of a parapet of earth for twelve pieces 375. facing 12 embrasures at 14. 98 each 179.76 the expence of 12 platforms..... at 25.75. 0^c each— 309. a redoubt to be adapted to the nature of the ground to be equal to an hundred feet square———————— 660. a magazine 200. embrasures and platforms for four field pieces 160. [undecipherable] a block house or barracks for fifty men—————— 500. to picket, pallisadoe, and to provide for articles difficult to forsee or enumerate 375. [undecipherable] to be garrisoned by [undecipherable] sub. [undecipherable] non com^d off^rs [undecipherable] & p^ts 4 1 4 7 Groton [undecipherable] [undecipherable] twelve pieces the same expence as at New London, [undecipherable] [undecipherable] and to be Garrisoned by the same number of [undecipherable] Troops as the garrisons are to be each in number a [undecipherable] blockhouse in which the garrison [undecipherable: shall] reside is to be made to cover and [undecipherable: flank the] battery erected at a distance from the Towns intended to be defended. a block house [undecipherable: need] not contain more than fifty men if the garrisons therefore should be enlarged [undecipherable: there] must [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] to contain [undecipherable] hundred men and [undecipherable] [undecipherable] extent as to be [undecipherable] timber [undecipherable] materials to be [undecipherable: musket] [undecipherable: proof] far as to enable the garrison to resist in [undecipherable: some tolerable] degree a bombardment. a magazine to hold one hundred and fifty rounds of [undecipherable] for each piece of cannon intended to be [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] for to [undecipherable] [undecipherable: securely] against an [undecipherable: enemy] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] ravages from [undecipherable]. the choice of the ground on which the [undecipherable: batteries] [undecipherable: & works] are to be erected [undecipherable: as well] at the [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] will rest upon your judgement under the direction of the Governor. It has not been intended by any thing [undecipherable: herein] [undecipherable: before said] to be [undecipherable: pointed] out the particular manner in which [undecipherable: the works are] to be erected, [undecipherable: estimates] only [undecipherable: have] been given to [undecipherable: you] in [undecipherable: limiting] the expence which is limited by the [undecipherable: sums] before mentioned. [undecipherable] [undecipherable: your own] ingenuity and [undecipherable: talents] [undecipherable] are to be [undecipherable: relied] in the [undecipherable: application] to the [undecipherable: best purpose] to [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] [undecipherable]. [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] whether the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] and the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] that [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the [undecipherable: Governor] [undecipherable] of the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] be made a weekly report to this office of your proceedings. a [undecipherable] Garrison [undecipherable: be] but [undecipherable: little] must [undecipherable: be attended] for [undecipherable] [undecipherable] are [undecipherable: only] intended to be [undecipherable: temporary] in all cases where [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable], their [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Barracks, be [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] for want of [undecipherable] or [undecipherable] of the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] as a [undecipherable] every where the earth works [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] their [undecipherable] by [undecipherable] them [undecipherable] to the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] [undecipherable] appear, your [undecipherable] [undecipherable: this] [undecipherable] [undecipherable: probable] [undecipherable] not [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] as [undecipherable] in a [undecipherable: copy] of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] of march 1794